Hines said Wednesday that he hasn't heard from any of the families that filed complaints and he has not made a written response to the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

However, Hines said the most important thing to focus on is the kids.
"This is an exciting time. It's a culmination of 13 years of hard work
for these students."

Annie Laurie Gaylor, co-president of the Freedom from Religion Foundation, said people can pray silently and quietly at a public school ceremony but should not impose that ritual on others.

"They [people who founded America] did not want to be told who to worship, or how to worship or who to give tithes to," said Gaylor. "And when they send their children to public schools they don't send them to the schools to be indoctrinated-but to be educated."

Gaylor said the organization plans to notify other schools within Georgia. "We've sent out mass letters to superintendents in places like Kentucky and Tennessee and I don't think we've sent all the school districts in Georgia a reminder. And that is probably something that we should be doing at this time of year, letting them know the clear law against religious devotions in public schools."